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Martin K. Starr: A Visionary Proponent for System Integration, Modular Production, and Catastrophe Avoidance
Author(s) -
Gupta Sushil,
Roth Aleda V.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2007.tb00163.x
Subject(s) - presidency , production (economics) , modular design , management , sociology , identity (music) , crisis management , business , political science , computer science , economics , law , philosophy , aesthetics , politics , macroeconomics , operating system
Martin K. Starr facilitated the creation of an identity for production and operations management (POM) as an academic discipline. This paper aims to summarize Starr's substantial contributions to scholarly inquiry on system integration and interfunctional coordination, modular production, and catastrophe avoidance. Even after four decades, we describe how his legacy in these areas continues to define several major drivers of operations and supply chain management research and practice. Starr has influenced several generations of students, professors, and executives with his writings, teaching, and leadership roles in the POM community that include 32 years on the faculty of the Columbia School of Business, 15 years as Editor‐in‐Chief of Management Science , and presidency of the Production and Operations Management Society.